text: A while ago I did some research into the HOT HATCH market. I looked at understanding all the tribes associated to the different brands, eg: Mini Cooper, VW GTI/R32, Subaru WRX, Civic Type R, Volvo C32, Mazda MPS. It's amazing the different mindsets that fall out of this super popular car category amongst Gen Y'ers, from the Subaru WRX 'Boy Racer' tribe to the Mini Cooper 'Fun Fashionista' tribe. I also looked into the semiotic codes of advertising in the hot hatch sector – essentially they are all marketed as 'creatures of the night', as brooding menacing beasts that transform their drivers, bringing out their devilish side if you will. This is all based off qual interviews I did as well as my own observations of who drives these cars in Australia.


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Finally EK is ready to offer you 140 series radiators designed for hardest enthusiasts. Radiator is optimized for maximum heat dispatching even at lowest fan speeds. Choosing EK-CoolStream RAD XTC will give your watercooling system a boost you needed to cool your hot hardware.
Quality at EK level and an optimal price-performance ratio make these EK-CoolStream RAD XTC radiators unique. The new radiators feature, besides their great design and high build quality, great cooling performance.
The copper fins are specially designed for Ultra-silent fans (with low Airflow). The parallel coolant channels reduce flow resistance to a minimum. On both sides of the radiator the M3 threads are integrated to allow fan installation on both sides and radiator mounting.
The radiator has integrated G1/4" threads, allowing installation of virtually all common fittings.
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Algo Trading System S&P 500 Report For 9/16/2019
Based on ongoing analysis of the S&P 500 (measured with ES futures) market, no single indicator, pattern or calculation accurately predicts the future market movement 100% of the time.However, when certain indicators and algorithmic strategies for the S&P 500 are employed and measured cumulatively, a reliable overall market bias can be established.The net result of each of the indicators and algos specifically designed for S&P 500 are summarized below.
For the most recent close for S&P500 (mini S&P futures), a moving average summation is showing a bullish bias.
The reverse momentum indicator for S&P500 is showing a bearish bias.
The compiled RSI algo indicator is showing a bullish bias.
Based on 4 algo trading strategies developed with the Strategy Factory methodology, the current aggregate strategy status score is + 2.00, which indicates an overall bullish bias.
The aggregate stochastic algo indicator is showing a neutral bias.
Overall, the current algo based bias for S&P 500 is NEUTRAL.
The algorithms used to establish the bias use historical data, and do not anticipate any news related price shocks.The algos are all short term swing trading strategies, with trade duration of a few days to a few weeks. All strategies have a profitable hypothetical backtest over the past 8-10 years. Algo indicators are standard indicators, computed over a wide range of input values.
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Drosera species
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Seed, if available, may be surface sown onto evenly moist, peaty soil early in spring, 55-65F/13-18C; light is needed to germinate. Full sun, acidic peaty soil and constantly wet soil essential. May also be divided early spring. Hardiness of individual species varies markedly - some are strictly tropical, and others, i.e. Drosera rotundifolia, common or round-leaved sundew, grow throughout temperate zones
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Heat the olive oil in a small pan over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring frequently, until the shallots become slightly translucent and softened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
Place the dried porcini mushrooms in a heatproof bowl and pour boiling water over them to cover. Be sure to use boiling water since the mushrooms will not receive any additional cooking. Allow to stand for 15 minutes, then drain and chop coarsely.
Add the softened butter to a small food processor and pulse a few times until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pulse the processor a few times to incorporate all the ingredients, but do not over process - you'll want a few chunks of porcini and shallots for interest.
Cut a piece of plastic wrap, about 12 x 12, and lay it flat. Using a spatula, put the processed butter in a mound in the middle of the plastic wrap. Roll the butter up in the plastic wrap so it forms an even log or sausage shape. Twist the ends tightly. Using a sharp knife or skewer, prick the plastic wherever there is a bubble to let the air escape. Place the rolled up butter into the refrigerator to chill & firm up. For best results, use the following day after the flavors have had a chance to blend and meld. Porcini-Oregon White Truffle Butter may be stored in the refrigerator for a week or more and can be frozen for several months.


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Suunto is proud to work with many amazing athletes and adventurers from all over the world, including our global ambassadors. We caught up with some of them to ask about the highlights of 2015 and what's happening for them in 2016.
Speed alpinist Ueli Steck – the Swiss Machine
Highlights: Retaking the speed record for climbing Eiger was one of Ueli's most satisying moments in 2015. Climbing all 82 of the 4000 m mountains in the Alps in a couple of months was also a great and liberating experience for him.
His goals for 2016: To climb a new route on 8027 m Shishapangma's south face, to take on some ultra distance trail races over summer, to keep moving physically and to continue developing his skill set as an alpinist.
In one word, Ueli feels: "Great!"
© Ueli Steck
Mountain athlete Kilian Jornet
Highlight: Enjoying everyday, achieving great results and staying versatile in all distances and disciplines is what Kilian is most pleased with in 2015.
His goals for 2016: First, it's the ski mountaineering world cup. Then, the big project is attempting a world record speed ascent on Everest over summer as part of his Summits Of My Life project and, finally, some trail races. "To wake up, see a mountain every single day and go for it!" he says is his main motivation for 2016.
In one word, Kilian is feeling: "Excited!"
© Kilian Jornet
Underwater explorer Jill Heinerth
Highlight: Being a TED presenter at the annual TED Youth broadcast in New York City was one of Jill's proudest moments in 2015. Her talk reached more than 100,000 young people worldwide.
Her goals for 2016: To slow down a little and enjoy her second passion in life – cycling. Aside from riding trails in Ontario, Jill and her husband hope to make cycle trip across the US, from Florida to their home in Canada. Jill is also returning to Newfoundland to explore a flooded iron ore mine and also WW2 shipwrecks.
One word, Jill is feeling: "Excited!"
Triathlete Åsa Lundstrom
Highlight: Receiving emails from fans telling her that she has been an inspiration to them is one of Asa's most rewarding experiences in 2015.
Her goals for 2016: To place in the top 10 of women at the Ironman World Championships 2016, plus smaller goals for each discipline, and to be on the podium at every race she competes in.
In one word, Asa is feeling: "Fortunate."
© Orca
Backcountry skier Greg Hill
Highlight: For Greg, 2015 has been a year of rehabilitation after a serious injury in 2014. He turned 40 this year and is proud of where he's at in life. "To be happily married, with two great kids, a cosy house and a reputation for being a solid mountain adventurer – it's all I could I'd ever ask for," he says.
His 2016 goals: To get as strong as he has ever been, some big 40,000 ft (12200 m) days in the mountains to celebrate his 40th, and speed traversing his local mountain range. The 200 km plus traverse normally requires two 10 day trips, but Greg aims to do it in two to three days.
In one word, Greg is feeling: "Energized."
Mountain athlete Emelie Forsberg
Highlights: The fact that she still loves running, skiing and mountaineering as much as she does after years of it being her "work" is something Emelie is really happy about. Her four skyrunning victories and setting a new record at the Mount Marathon Race in Alaska were also satisfying achievements.
Her goals for 2016: To become a faster and more all-round runner.
In two words, Emelie is feeling: "Super excited!"
© Selu Vega-Transvulcania
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Work It: Chelsea Handler's Upbeat Office Style
Work It: Chelsea Handler's Upbeat Office Style
When it came time to transform Chelsea Handler's office, designer Shannon Wollack knew just what it needed: a multifunctional floor plan and sophisticated decor infused with elements of fun. Formerly in corporate fashion, Shannon left New York for sunny Los Angeles, where she lives with her show-biz hubby, Chelsea Lately writer Brad Wollack, and their young son (check out his stylish nursery!), and runs her interior design business. Having both a professional and personal relationship with Chelsea, Shannon and her design colleague, Brittany Zwickl, were eager to take on the task of designing the comedic powerhouse's creative space. We caught up with Shannon to chat about everything from working with Chelsea to her go-to sources for stylish decor.
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Gloucester High School Principal Joseph Sullivan is standing by his statements that a significant number of student pregnancies were deliberate and intentional.
Gloucester High School Principal Joseph Sullivan is standing by his statements that a significant number of student pregnancies were deliberate and intentional.
"I honestly do not remember specifically using the word 'pact' in my meeting with the Time magazine reporter (Kathleen Kingsbury), but I do specifically remember telling Ms. Kingsbury that my understanding was that a number of the pregnancies were intentional and that the students within this group were friendly with each other," Sullivan said in a statement released Thursday afternoon.
"My only direct source of information about the intentional pregnancies at the high school was the former nurse practitioner at the health center. My other sources are verbal staff reports and student/staff chatter, all of which I have found to be very reliable in my experience as a principal, and all of which I filter myself for accuracy and keep confidential," he said.
At a press conference Monday in City Hall's Kyrouz Auditorium, Superintendent Christopher Farmer told reporters that when asked, Sullivan was unable to recall where he had learned of the intentional pregnancies.
The school department requested that Sullivan make no public comments, and he was not at the press conference.
Mayor Carolyn Kirk told reporters, "I wasn't comfortable with having the principal here, because I haven't had verification of any of his statements."
Response to the Time magazine article threw Gloucester into the spotlight and put pressure on city and school officials to determine if a pact did or did not exist.
Kirk told reporters she had not confirmed the existence of a "pact" among students, and that there was no evidence to believe that there was one.
"There's been a lot of emphasis placed on whether or not there was a pact. The reason it's important for the leadership to know, meaning the chair of the School Committee, superintendent, and myself, is because if there was knowledge of one by anyone associated with this situation, why did they not come forward? This is a serious question that I am looking to get answers on," Kirk said in an interview with the Beacon. "We need to know if the proper notification was done up the ranks."
Kirk said school staff has an obligation to report such information so that an intervention could be put in place.
Farmer told reporters, "There were a group of girls who were being pregnancy tested with a regularity that would lead one to the conclusion … that they were not trying very hard not to get pregnant. We also understand that some of them expressed pleasure at being pregnant."
The students have not been questioned by Farmer or by Kirk. Farmer would not comment on whether he will continue an investigation into a pact, and Kirk said she will not be investigating it further.
"If the girls want to speak with me, my door is open," she said. "This is a private matter with their families. We are going to respect that."
Farmer would not comment on the future of Sullivan's position in the schools, but Sullivan said in his statement that he is looking forward to getting the high school ready for the fall semester.
Farmer told reporters he spoke with Kingsbury prior to Monday's press conference, and that in her conversation with Sullivan, she did not distinguish between the questions "Was there any evidence of a pact that a group of girls were collectively intending to become pregnant?" and "Were there a group of pregnant girls who, by virtue of their common circumstance, came together to talk about supporting one another as they bring up their babies?"
Farmer said, "I believe the issue of a pact has been greatly overstated."Moving forward
Over the next two months, the School Committee will be making policy decisions to be put in place regarding student pregnancies.
At present, the student health clinic does not have the authority to distribute contraceptives. Student Health Center Nurse Practitioner Kim Daly and Dr. Brian Orr have resigned from the clinic, effective June 12, because they felt Addison Gilbert Hospital, which backs the clinic, would not support the distribution of contraceptives. The decision to make contraceptives available in the school lies with the School Committee, but would need the approval of the hospital for the policy to be put in place.
"I'm not comfortable with the confidential contraceptives, but I'm not at all comfortable with nothing. There's got to be something in between," said School Committee Chairman Greg Verga. He suggested the possibility of introducing contraceptives in stages. "As a father, I don't think confidential is the way to go right now. I'm not final in my answer, I've got to hear what people say."
Verga and his wife, both Gloucester High School graduates of the Class of 1986, were expecting a child during their senior year. They married that August, and their daughter was born in December 1986. He said that while he has no regrets, he does not advise students to become pregnant.
"It's not easy for these kids. It's not going to be easy," he said.
Farmer said he does not necessarily think the pregnant students or, after they give birth, student parents will have an affect on other students in the classrooms.
"All high schools finish up with some girls who are pregnant. It's our policy to do what we can to ensure they are able to complete their high school education," he said. "The babies are not in the classroom, the babies are in a designated part of the school. Girls are not typically going to be leaving the class to go to their babies; that's not what the deal is."
Kirk has given Public Health Director Jack Vondras the task of researching the issue and putting together a panel of experts to meet with the School Committee before they make policy decisions.
"I will be looking at the issues of teen pregnancy, teen pregnancy trends and consequences, the impact on youth, current methods for addressing issues of teen pregnancy, options considered for Gloucester, and recommendation for the School Committee," Vondras said.
As mayor, Kirk is a voting member of the School Committee. She served on that committee for two terms prior to her election as mayor.
"We are bringing in experts, research-based information, as well as examples of what works in other school districts in order to guide the School Committee to comprehensive approach that is in the best interest of Gloucester children, our families, and our community," Kirk said.
Teenage pregnancy is an item on the agenda for the June 30 School Committee meeting: "To receive for information only a report on preparations for a briefing meeting for the School Committee by people with expert knowledge and experience of the issue."


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Kurt Nimmo
October 15, 2011
In addition to his wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, those underway in Yemen and Somalia – and coming soon in Iran – the warlord Obama is now dispatching troops to Uganda to do battle with the wacky yet murderous Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
Obama's move follows on the heels of Gaddafi's defeat in Libya. He is following to the letter a well-drafted globalist plan for Africa, one that is partially enumerated in the the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Bill adopted by the U.S. Congress in 2009 and signed by Obama in early 2010. It "requires the US government to develop a new multifaceted strategy" against the LRA.
"Obama has said he is sending about 100 US soldiers to Uganda to help regional forces battle the notorious Lord's Resistance Army," the BBC reported on Friday. "Although combat-equipped, the troops would be providing information and advice 'to partner nation forces,' Mr Obama wrote in a letter to US Congress."
Obama didn't bother to consult Congress or abide by the Constitution. He just sent congressional leaders a letter announcing he would again violate the national sovereignty of yet another country.
"Obama's announcement represents a highly unusual intervention for the United States," reports the Associated Press. "Although some American troops are based in Djibouti [at the $6 billion Africom mega-base] and small groups of soldiers have been deployed to Somalia, the U.S. traditionally has been reluctant to commit forces to help African nations put down insurgencies."
As usual, the exact opposite is the case – the U.S. military, the CIA, and their European partners manufacture insurgencies – the preferred destabilization method for the bankers.
The AP dredges up the "humanitarian crises" of Rwanda and Bosnia as cover for Obama's move. "The change in policy could reflect the long-standing concerns of a number of high-ranking Obama advisers left scarred by the U.S. failure in the 1990s to intervene to stop the genocide in Rwanda and the belated action to finally halt the violence in Bosnia. For a current parallel, the Lord's Resistance Army's 24-year campaign of rebellion, rape and murder represents one of the world's worst human rights crises today."
Despite the brutality of the LRC, the AP has naturally declined to tell us the whole story. Uganda is a strategic asset for the United States. Back in 2005, investigative journalist Wayne Madsen reported that the U.S. had major communications and listening stations in Uganda's Ruwenzori Mountains. Since then, Africom has set-up a sprawling operation there. Libya was its first "engagement."
Moreover, the genocide in Rwanda was not simply blood lust between Tutsi and Hutu tribes, as dramatically depicted by the media at the time, but was ignited by several causes, most notably the intervention of the IMF in central Africa's economy and its standard debt serving schemes resulting in famine and armed conflict, thus allowing the globalists to consolidate power.
"While the new loans [distributed to Rwanda] contributed to releasing money for the payment of debt servicing as well as equipping the armed forces, the evidence would suggest that a large part of this donor assistance was neither used productively nor was it channeled into providing relief in areas affected by famine," writes Michel Chossudovsky.
In what is now a well-established pattern, the global elite exploited tensions created by the disastrous economic impact of its loan sharking operation and moved to establish a sphere of influence in a region historically dominated by the former colonial powers of France and Belgium.
"The civil war in Rwanda was a brutal struggle for political power between the Hutu-led Habyarimana government supported by France, and the Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) backed financially and militarily by Washington," Chossudovsky concludes. "Ethnic rivalries were used deliberately in the pursuit of geopolitical objectives. Both the CIA and French intelligence were involved."
The IMF and World Bank played a cynical and murderous game in Uganda as well. Banker money ostensibly earmarked for the country's economic and social reconstruction went to military destabilization operations in Rwanda and the Congo.
The Congo: A mineral rich prize for the globalists.
"The Ugandan external debt was being used to finance these military operations on behalf of Washington with the country and its people ultimately footing the bill. In fact by curbing social expenditures, the austerity measures had facilitated the reallocation of State of revenue in favor of the Ugandan military," Chossudovsky explains.
The LRC threat, cited on Friday in Obama's less than obligatory letter to Congress, has been amplified by the presence of Africom in the country. "Critics have argued that not enough was done to protect civilians from the LRA rebels, who hacked, bludgeoned and bayoneted their way through nearby villages as they fled the joint military operation involving troops from Congo, Uganda and Sudan" under Africom direction, Stars and Stripes reported in 2009.
Africa is one of several targets of the globalists as they move to grab vital natural resources, consolidate power and unleash their monetary enslavement and world totalitarian government end game around the world. Remarkably, the self-destructive hubris of the elite is revealing itself as they attempt to accomplish overly ambitious goals in the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and Africa.
In their arrogance, the international banksters believe their engineered destruction of national economies and aggressive military destabilization plans simultaneously unleashed around the world will result in a situation where humanity will be obliged to crawl to them and beg for world government, as globalist minion Henry Kissinger intimated back in the 1990s.
In fact, as the growing but as of yet largely untutored "Occupy" movements reveal, a growing number of people in the West – in the belly of the beast, so to speak – are beginning to mobilize in resistance, despite the color revolution counter moves by the global elite and their intelligence apparatus to defuse the movement. At this point, it remains to be seen if the people can successfully identify the target and act coherently in opposition.
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Hydroponic System Grow Kit
product details 製品詳細
Hydroponic System Grow Kit 90-Hole
220V Plant Nursery Pots Anti Pest Soilless Cultivation Indoor Garden Culture Planter.
Extremely simple to assemble and use, this hydroponic indoor or outdoor grow system is designed for fast, maximum-convenience vegetable gardening. Perfect for beginners. No experience needed.
The system produces high-quality vegetables, herbs, melons, and berries--45-day yields that are more nutritious and better-tasting than soil-gardened produce because oxygenated water and nutrients are delivered directly to the roots.
This hybriid model can be Ebb and Flow type when using a time controller or a Recirculating Deep Water Culture type without using time controller.
You may need to prepare one reservoir tank. Non-transparent tank and with cover is better. The capacity is best 10-15L. And you need to bring your own power strip.
Because of the big volume after the insallation, for the convenient transport,we didn't install it. You need to install by yourself. This will expend a little effort.
1. 90 plant site
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3. Advanced inner blocking design
4. Food grade material
5. S style flow
6. Water is inside the system so the plants can shelter water from sunshine.
Pump Voltage: AC 220V
Color: White
Material: Plastic
Size: 97x38x94/38.2x15"x37.4"
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Project Management
Communication challenges with procurement projects
Often, procurement projects create communication challenges across departments and with suppliers. These challenges may result in missed deadlines and lost documentation. When new or special projects need extra support, these challenges could cause the entire project to go off the rails.
Introducing the Project Management Portal
The JAGGAER Direct Project Management software helps you build project plans and identify potential challenges early in the process. You can enroll key stakeholders early in the process and embed cost control measures from the start.
JAGGAER Direct allows easy integration from other modules and ERP. You can keep apprised of other activities using customizable dashboards and to-do overviews. The portal also helps you to keep your project KPIs in one place for ease of control. Also, re-use successful projects as templates so you may carry forward best practices into the future.
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Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Shattered Mirror
Chapter Analysis of Shattered Mirror
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Plot & ThemesComposition of Book Descript. of chases or violence 33.3%planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 16.7%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 40%Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places 10% Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth Romance - Yes Romance plotlets: - falling in love with the enemy Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers - Yes magical powers: - vampires Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Main CharacterIdentity: - Female Age: - a teen If magical mental powers: - super strength
SettingEarth setting: - current (early 21st century) Takes place on Earth? - Yes
Writing StyleHow much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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|"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"
The topic of this article is of a real-life subject that has been mentioned "in-universe" in a canon source. The Harry Potter Wiki is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true (e.g., Hogwarts really exists), and, as such, details contained in this article may differ from real world facts.
Whitehall is a road in Westminster in the heart of London. Whitehall is the site of various Muggle government bureaus and ministries.
Whitehall also houses the entrances to the British Ministry of Magic: the workers' entrance in a set of underground public toilets,[1] and the visitors' entrance within a telephone booth.[2]
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A popular new program will return for a second year in the summer of 2013, as vocalists from around the country converge on the Interlochen campus for Adult Choral Camp. Dr. Jerry Blackstone, director of choirs and chair of the conducting department at the University of Michigan School of Music, will lead the program for a second year.
Singers will join in daily vocal warm-ups, sectional rehearsals, afternoon discussions and sing in the full ensemble. The experience will culminate with an on-campus public performance. "It was such a great experience for our singers last year that we just had to bring this program back," said Matthew Wiliford, director of the Interlochen College of Creative Arts (ICCA). "Some of the participants were getting back into singing and others were actively involved in choirs back home. But they all shared a passion for vocal music and you could instantly sense the creative energy in the rehearsals and performance."
In addition to the Choral Camp, ICCA will bring more than a dozen other arts programs. Two new media production programs will also be launched in 2013. In June, Tim Broekema, associate professor of journalism at Western Kentucky University School of Journalism, will lead a video storytelling workshop. In August, independent radio producer and teacher Rob Rosenthal will lead a one-week radio story training workshop. Many other favorites will return in 2013 including a variety of classes in the visual arts, creative writing and music.
Interlochen College of Creative Arts provides a lifetime of enrichment, creativity and professional growth through workshops and classes in a variety of arts disciplines. "The Wall Street Journal" recently featured ICCA as one of the "Top Summer Camps for Grown-Ups."


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slamminbones: Yup forum looks better and easier to use all round. Jan 22, 2018 20:08:42 GMT
slamminbones: nicely done. Jan 22, 2018 20:08:54 GMT
HalStep: just freaked out wondering why i could hear voices on my laptop,i checked task manager to see if teamspeak had opened or if windows 10 had bugged and connected me to skype or something.turns out the twitch window auto plays Feb 1, 2018 19:06:16 GMT
Odyssey: Yeah, works really well doesn't it Feb 1, 2018 20:37:37 GMT
Odyssey: Tonight PUBG robbed me of a tasty chicken dinner, I will never forget Feb 2, 2018 22:43:49 GMT
Deleted: After last nights dire performance on both PUBG and RL, I assume we will be hammering the Rainbox6 siege free weekend. I forgot to set it downloading last night so I must remember to set it off when I get in at 4pm Feb 16, 2018 8:44:46 GMT
Odyssey: gonna try it later hopefully. Feb 18, 2018 18:37:56 GMT
Odyssey: wow, that wind and snow.... Mar 1, 2018 22:39:05 GMT
Deleted: we had no more snow, so no snow day for me playing games Mar 2, 2018 9:13:51 GMT
Odyssey: Twitch now shows previous streams in a window below, pretty cool. Mar 9, 2018 20:43:31 GMT
Deleted: New tomb raider film.... meh. Mar 24, 2018 19:40:22 GMT
Odyssey: Yeah, trailer put me off, action sequences looked cheap. Mar 24, 2018 23:05:36 GMT
Odyssey: No COD campaign but there is battle royale? hmmmm I always say I wont buy it then rush out on release day... May 18, 2018 22:19:35 GMT
slamminbones: Did i hear COD. May 23, 2018 20:16:01 GMT
slamminbones: couple days off beening booked then. May 23, 2018 20:16:12 GMT
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Odyssey: Red dead on friday, PS4 or Xbox? Oct 24, 2018 7:37:08 GMT
Odyssey: New map available on the PUBG test server Dec 7, 2018 10:47:10 GMT
lemonpledge: PUBG PS4? TEAMS? Jan 27, 2019 3:53:45 GMT
Odyssey: Only play it on PC im afraid mate. Jan 27, 2019 22:28:17 GMT
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Koizumi at MoMA
Text: Jennifer Piejko
Meiro Koizumi is a video artist, making short films that coolly, yet somewhat lovingly, examine (and occasionally exploit) brittle emotional vulnerability, feelings of obligation, and control. The quiet films of this young artist (Koizumi is only 36) wade through generations of Japanese culture and character; they rely on the suspense and dread that fuel the best Japanese horror films through a lens of voyeuristic video.
Projects 99: Meiro Koizumi, a smaller exhibition, has recently opened at The Museum of Modern Art, the artist's American-museum solo-exhibition debut. Comprised of only three videos, the quiet show demonstrates Koizumi's already-expansive range and mastery of manipulation. In Human Opera (2007), a middle-aged man answers an anonymous ad to confess his past in a performance artist's studio. He begins telling the story of how his alcoholism destroyed his relationship with his young daughter. Throughout the disclosure, Koizumi repeatedly interrupts him, stepping into the frame from behind the camera, escalating his absurd requests of the man after every few words, asking him to hold streamers and various props while he fights back tears as he recounts the story looking straight into the camera. By the end of the work, the subject is all but drowned out from the roaring special effects and theatrical lighting. The touching story is drowned out by cruel circumstances; Koizumi is pushing his guest to his psychological limit, ultimately failing as the interrogation concludes, however muddled.
My Voice Would Reach You (2009) shows a young man walking windingly through the streets, attempting to communicate with his dead mother, his voice floating over the scene. Quotidian updates are shared, asking for her empathy, yet finding only the din of the bustling streets of midday Kyoto around him in return.
The show is truly centered in Defect in Vision (2011), a twelve-minute black-and-white film shown at slightly different times on two sides of the same projection screen of a darkened room. The film shows a Japanese couple sharing a meal in a traditional dining room. The wife dutifully arranges the meal for the both of them, the husband putting down his newspaper to join her. While they sit across from each other and begin to eat, it quickly becomes apparent that they are both blind. While the husband prepares for another tour of duty in the Japanese army, the wife, Chieko, attempts to keep dinner conversation pleasant, brightening at his promise of escaping to a relaxing vacation in the hot springs upon his return. As Chieko lightly asks if he thinks the "kamikaze will blow again" ("kamikaze translates to "divine wind"; the Kamikaze were the Japanese army's suicide attacks during World War II), their physical and psychological blindness cripple their ability to see the impossibility of his return. In the final scene, he apologizes to his wife while he is alone in his airplane, moments from death. The very short scene is repeated several times within the film's duration, each take growing quietly sadder. Defect in Vision was made during Japan's nuclear meltdown in Fukushima in 2011; no doubt his film brings to the surface the many layers of history in some of Japan's darkest moments in recent history. Koizumi deftly shows all of these storylines simultaneously, leaving the ends tied up the same way over and over.
Projects 99: Meiro Koizumi is on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, until May 6th.


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Micromax recently launched the Android powered Bling 2 smartphone. This handset is the successor of the popular Micromax Bling smartphone. The Micromax Bling 2 runs on the Android 2.2 (Froyo) Operating System and it comes with a 2.8 inch touchscreen display, 600 MHz processor, 3 megapixel camera, 32 GB expandable memory and more.
This handset is specially targeted at the fashion-savvy women mobile users. Micromax Bling 2 is decorated with Swarovski Zirconia in the front and back panels. Check out the complete specs below.
Micromax Bling 2 Specifications:
- 2.8 inch multi-touch capacitive display
- Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS
- 600 MHz processor
- 3G Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 3 megapixel camera
- GPS enabled
- Micromax App Store
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Bluetooth
- 150 MB internal memory
- Micro SD card slot
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Micromax Bling 2 comes pre-loaded with some useful apps such as MiRoamer, Saavn, Mosho, Mundu Live, Whatsapp and much more. You will also get a white leather carry case enclosed with a compact mirror and special pouch. This handset comes with a price tag of Rs.8,999.


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The Hope College Ballet Club will present its rendition of the holiday favorite "The Nutcracker" on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
** The performance is a sellout (11/24/09) **
Set to music by Tchaikovsky, the production is directed by sophomores Allyson Dreger of Kalamazoo; Stephanie Rankin of Levittown, Pa.; and Heather Stiff of Galena, Ohio.
The three directors note that the "Nutcracker" performance is a collaboration of the work of several choreographers, each bringing with them their own varied histories with the beloved holiday ballet.
"All of our dancers are really excited to perform, and we are just so proud of how everyone is coming together to make this full-length ballet production possible," they said. "It should be a fun and exciting performance that everyone should attend."
The Hope College Ballet Club is a student organization dedicated to exploring the spirit of ballet, increasing its members' technical efficiency through classical ballet, and considering the role that ballet plays in today's dance world through experiencing contemporary and original works rooted in ballet.
Tickets are available at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse, which is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890. The ticket office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27, because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St.


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Laura Messina of the Central Connecticut softball team adds Corvias Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Pitcher of the Week to her list of accolades this season. The junior was announced as the award recipient on Tuesday after being named NEC Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time this season on Monday.
Messina takes the honor for the Division I New England region after posting a 0.82 ERA this week. She pitched five complete games including three shutouts, going 4-1 on the week and improving her season record to 17-9.
She struck out an impressive 50 batters in 34.0 innings, lifting her career total to 638. She also posted a career-high 15 strikeouts in CCSU's victory over UMass-Lowell on April 10.
Messina has registered nine shutouts so far this season and is currently tied for fifth in the nation behind a four-way tie for first at 10. She ranks 18th in the country in strikeouts (185) and 28th in victories (17). She currently ranks first in all three categories in the NEC.
Messina and the rest of the Blue Devils are set to return to action this weekend in back-to-back NEC doubleheaders. They will travel to Saint Francis U on Friday and Robert Morris on Saturday. All four games are scheduled to appear on NECFrontRow.com and live stats will also be posted to CCSUBlueDevils.com.


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As a matter of fact Tirmidhi said the following about Hazrat Mahdi (as) in his book called Khatm al-Awliya (Seal of Saints):
|"Just as the last of the Prophets, Muhammad (saas) was given the "seal of prophecy" (Khatam an-Nubuwwa) and he is a deed of Almighty Allah over all Prophets, this guardian [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] who is the last of the guardians will be so in the End Times."
Muhyiddin ibn Arabi his book called al-Jawab al-Mustaqim (The Straightforward Answer) written to answer the questions asked by Tirmidhi in his book of Khatm al-Awliya:
"He [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] is someone who acquires the truth and closely resembles his forefather [Muhammad (saas)]. HE DOES NOT SPEAK ARABIC VERY WELL, but he is no different to him in moral terms. HE WILL BE OF MEDIUM HEIGHT. THE AGE OF PROPERTY WILL COME TO AN END WITH HIM, AND SOVEREIGNTY WILL END WITH HIM. He [Hazrat Mahdi (as)]will have a helper called "Alive". His essence is spiritual, his appearance is humane.
(al-Jawab al-Mustaqim amma Seele anhu at-Tirmidhi al-Haqim, Bayazid, no: 3750, leaf 242b)


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Restaurant: Square One Wye Road
Address: #32 993 Fir St., Sherwood Park
Information: (780) 705-4321
Dinner for two without liquor: $80
EDMONTON - All right, let's get the "square one" shtick out of the way (wye?) quickly.
In fact, it's just as well that the opening of this little strip mall oasis in Strathcona County happened some months back. Judging by the vitriol dispensed by at least one generally reliable reviewer and disappointed patrons, Square One's square one apparently began on the very rocky side of soft openings.
While quibbles remain, this outpost of sentient beings a couple of doors west of London Drugs (across from an overrated Five Guys burger outlet) seems to have pulled up its knickers considerably over the winter and spring.
The interior — there's a summer deck, too — is a study in cool (if not chilly) dark greys and slate tile, with a stylish oval bar. A local visual artist or two with inventory issues might well contribute a couple of big, bold canvasses to give the room the panache and colour it could use.
From the beginning, service on a relatively slack Monday dinner hour was enthusiastic and eager to inform and enlighten. My life partner observed sagely that she expected our server to break into a Broadway show tune and tap routine at any moment.
The Asian pork lettuce wraps ($15) and calamari tacos ($13) were selected, after being told that the surprising menu offering of aguachile — one of Mexico's greatest dishes, at least in theory — was unavailable.
The table was divided on the merits of our starters, ranging from near-boffo to adequate-plus. I found the pork in the unexceptional filling a bit on the tough side, and surely greens other than butter lettuce would make more sense as a cup — and less of a mess. Whether or not you buy into the idea of calamari tacos, they were tasty enough, the squid cut into small, manageable pieces and nicely, lightly breaded, accompanied by a very good house salsa verde.
Still, with only three pieces to an order in each case, there are fairly serious value issues here. Perhaps those selecting entrees as well should get a break on the appies.
Shared around the banquette table were the prima donna salad ($19 with optional shrimp), salmon with corn risotto ($24), Mediterranean style Irvings pork ribs ($21) and bannock BLT ($14).
Slap my mouth but didn't the BLT turn out to be the star of the show — a dish so perfect in its simplicity, ingredients and execution that I'd seriously consider an impromptu ramble across the freeway or Baseline Road for a taste. With a generous helping of delicious side bacon from the estimable Irving family farm of Round Hill, AB and delectable, lean, house-smoked back bacon on the best, crispiest, bannock this boy has ever had, here is a signature dish. Making a sacrifice solely on journalistic grounds, I chose the onion rings as a sidekick, which were delicious, not greasy and perfectly rendered.
The salmon filet with corn risotto plate — kernels and arborio, as it turned out — wasn't much to look at (presentation doesn't seem to be a big priority), but proved to be quite clean, well prepared and worth a re-visit. As we know, both salmon filets and risotto are regularly destroyed in kitchens across town.
I found the massive portion of ribs, also an Irving product, a bit too fatty for my taste, a verdict not shared by the generally happy prairie carnivore on board, who found them tender but did express a wish for more oregano. And while the prima donna salad (mixed greens, walnuts, grapefruit, cranberries, ricotta and toasted granola) was huge and OK, the nondescript pomegranate vinaigrette could have used some pomegranate seeds and kick, while the extra seven bucks paid for the bland, indifferently prepared shrimp was a mistake.
So too, to a degree, was the shared chocolate gratin ($8), a puddin'head of a dessert lacking the requisite pop.
Although this self-proclaimed "contemporary speakeasy" clearly specializes in exotic handmade cocktails and a righteous selection of beer, we chose a decent but (like virtually everywhere else) overpriced bottle of Tempranillo at $38. Better to go for something sudsy such as a crisp, refreshing flagon of Square One lager — custom-brewed by Ribstone Creek in Edgerton.
The two owner-operators here are Century Hospitality alumni who have aimed squarely at the turf occupied by the middle-upper-brow chains — tough sledding in a realm where consistency, style and value loom large. They seem to be making a stab at local and sustainable, too — the server said the seafood is Ocean Wise, although there is no logo on the menu — which is to be lauded if it is so. Heck, they even make their own Clamato juice.
We root for local and independent and make no apologies for it. The hope and promise is that by square 10, these plucky ones are still refining the concept and serving up more covers every month. Progress is clearly being made.


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I'm thinking along the lines of characters like Hercules, Black Knight, Wonder Man, Jocasta, Quasar, Tigra, She-Hulk, Mockingbird, etc.
I think I know what the answer will be if this gets submitted, but why not:
2) We think it's time for you to move
Seriously though, the Marvel Universe line is doing very well and retail distribution is expanding.
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It was the day before Thanksgiving - the
first one my three children and I would be spending without their father, who
had left several months before. Now the two older children were very sick with
the flu, and the eldest had just been prescribed bed rest for a week.It
was a cool, gray day outside, and a light rain was falling. I grew wearier as I
scurried around, trying to care for each child: thermometers, juice, diapers.
And I was fast running out of liquids for the children. But when I checked my
purse, all I found was about $2.50 - and this was supposed to last me until the
end of the month. That's when I heard the phone ring.It was the
secretary from our former church, and she told me that they had been thinking
about us and had something to give us from the congregation. I told her that I
was going out to pick up some more juice and soup for the children, and I would
drop by the church on my way to the market.I arrived at the church just
before lunch. The church secretary met me at the door and handed me a special
gift envelope. "We think of you and the kids often," she said, "and you are in
our hearts and prayers. We love you." When I opened the envelope, I found two
grocery certificates inside. Each was worth $20. I was so touched and moved, I
broke down and cried."Thank you very much," I said, as we hugged each
other. "Please give our love and thanks to the church." Then I drove to a
store near our home and purchased some much-needed items for the
children.At the check-out counter I had a little over $14.00 worth of
groceries, and I handed the cashier one of the gift certificates. She took it,
then turned her back for what seemed like a very long time. I thought something
might be wrong. Finally I said, "This gift certificate is a real blessing. Our
former church gave it to our family, knowing I'm a single parent trying to make
ends meet."The cashier then turned around, with tears in her loving
eyes, and replied, "Honey, that's wonderful! Do you have a turkey?"
"No. It's okay because my children are sick anyway."She then asked,
"Do you have anything else for Thanksgiving dinner?"Again I replied,
"No."After handing me the change from the certificate, she looked at my
face and said, "Honey, I can't tell you exactly why right now, but I want you to
go back into the store and buy a turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie or
anything else you need for a Thanksgiving dinner."I was shocked, and
humbled to tears. "Are you sure?" I asked."Yes! Get whatever you
want. And get some Gatorade for the kids."I felt awkward as I went
back to do more shopping, but I selected a fresh turkey, a few yams and
potatoes, and some juices for the children. Then I wheeled the shopping cart up
to the same cashier as before. As I placed my groceries on the counter, she
looked at me once more with giant tears in her kind eyes and began to
speak."Now I can tell you. This morning I prayed that I could help
someone today, and you walked through my line." She reached under the counter
for her purse and took out a $20 bill. She paid for my groceries and then
handed me the change. Once more I was moved to tears.The sweet cashier
then said, "I am a Christian. Here is my phone number if you ever need
anything." She then took my head in her hands, kissed my cheek and said, "God
bless you, honey."As I walked to my car, I was overwhelmed by this
stranger's love and by the realization that God loves my family too, and shows
us his love through this stranger's and my church's kind deeds.The
children were supposed to have spent Thanksgiving with their father that year,
but because of the flu they were home with me, for a very special Thanksgiving
Day. They were feeling better, and we all ate the goodness of the Lord's bounty
- and our community's love. Our hearts were truly filled with thanks.
By Andréa
Nannette Mejia


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The big moosie slobbering all over me, that was Bob. Kotick.
Rattled by the Activision CEO's cameo appearance in Moneyball, we decide to revise Hollywood history before it was revised for us. That meant inserting Bobby Kotick into Brad Pitt movies in last week's 'Shop Contest, or vice versa if necessary.
Turned out vice versa wasn't explored much at all. We have 15 finalists this week. Longtime conributor ARYXANDRE (2) supplies the Se7en reference. fangsat (4) supplies another crowd pleaser, with excellent typography. Rictor (10) served up another standing ovation.
We had many Nazi/Hitler/Inglourious Basterds submissions; Wrackune's use of the Guitar Hero guitar gets the nod here.
Not a big fan of multi-panel submissions, but Xusder (13) watched the clip and came up with a winning interpretation, mostly in the expression on Bobby's face. Zak Canard (14) returned from exile with an inspired Starcraft take.
My winner, however, was first time honoree FlyingDorkProd (5) whose shop is completely visible in the gallery. It's the best execution of a thought many other 'shoppers had in mind.
Why were there only 15 this week? Well, though the roundup did not lack for quality, it did for quantity. You can recitify that tomorrow, when we'll have another 'Shop Contest ready to go.


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Terry Francona:
I think he thought he'd wake up, take a hot shower and go about his business. When that didn't happen, he called me and John Farrell, and it wasn't a real difficult decision ... He could have [pitched], but it didn't seem like today was the day to do that.A little bit of rest before the ALDS cannot be a bad thing, either. The Red Sox won't disrupt their pitching rotation this week; Beckett will simply make his scheduled start on Saturday.
Jon Lester threw a 55-pitch session on flat ground yesterday.
I felt fine. No problems. Just the normal long tossing and everything. ... I felt good this morning when I woke up and walking around and everything. But there's that question in your mind, "OK, when I get on the mound, is it going to bug me?" And it didn't. Everything was good. I'm sure [starting on] Thursday is fine.Mike Lowell received an injection of cortisone and Synvisc in his right hip and will be out for the next three days or so.


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Event description
Unlike our normal 6 week classes, this open practice runs every Saturday and is open to folks with no comedy or theater experience. Jump in and have fun!
Alchemy Comedy Theater is committed to teaching the art of improv comedy throughout the Greenville area. Whether you are interested in performing and joining our company, or simply working on communication and collaboration in the real world, these comedy classes are for you.


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Albany Poetry Workshop's online classroom provides "five exercises that we hope will inspire, cajole, and tease you into writing new work."
The exercises themes include:
If these five exercises aren't enough, check out their other sessions, including a Seven-Session Writing Exercise, a Thirty-Session Writing Challenge, and additional writing exercises from guest teachers:
This is a great resource if you need ideas for conducting a writing workshop for your own poetry group or just to get the poetry wine flowing.
I love this quote shared on their site, "The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person." — Czeslaw Milosz
Enjoy and get writing!
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Coffee Culture
It began in law school when I was miserable and lonely and sick of sitting in my apartment with study guides and hardcover texts splayed about the floor. I needed to get out and I needed to get out regularly. Where I ended up is where many other people end up these days in similar situations: a coffee shop. Specifically, Starbucks. There was one near my apartment so I went there and ordered a froufrou coffee drink, sat with my books, and ogled attractive people while pretending to study.
And that's been the formula ever since. I'm writing in a coffee shop right now: Tea Lounge in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. I'm leaning against a brick wall, I have my laptop on my lap and I'm watching a mother and son play Pac-Man.
A coffee shop is like a greenhouse for my brain. At home I have too many distractions: TV, TiVo, DVD player, DVDs, Netflix movies piling up (Eraserhead on pause because Craig fell asleep). A coffee shop is a vacation for my brain. Despite the people, despite the noise, I can home in on my work and not cave into temptation. Unless, of course, the coffee shop has a wireless Internet connection, in which case I'm in trouble.
Tea Lounge has wireless, and after writing that last paragraph, I checked about 14 websites, my email, my IM account (I'm AdamR218; say hi!) and my Friendster page to see who looked at my profile. But we're back now, and where were we? Oh yes, talking about coffee shops.
Doing work at a coffee shop is way more social than doing work at home. People will sometimes talk to youunless you're wearing your iPod, like I'm wearing my iPod right now, ignoring the people around me while listening to Nellie McKay. But sometimes I leave my iPod off, and people approach me and ask me if I'm on the Internet. These people tend to be older people still baffled by what computers do, what the Internet is, and how it all works.
"No, I'm not on the Internet," I'll lie, trying to convince myself that I'm actually doing work.
"Oh," they'll say, disappointed. "Sorry to bother you."
Once, however, I was at Joe with my iPod off and I had an extra ticket to see Nellie McKay in concert. I was going with my friends James, Diana, and Kirk and Kirk had to cancel at the last minute. So this guy with lip rings and eyebrow rings and bright-orange hair sat down at my table and somehow we started talking. He said his name was Robe. "Robe?" I asked, before he said it again and I realized that he was Rob with a British accent.
He was an art studenta painter visiting from Londonand we talked for a good hour about literature (I was reading Bleak House at the time), painting (Goya, his favorite painter) and the differences between Americans and Brits. As I was getting up to leave, I asked him if he wanted to come see Nellie McKay. I could tell that he didn't know many people yet here in the U.S. and that he might want companionship. "Sure," he said, eagerly.
We were the unlikeliest of friendsa neurotic Jew and a British punkbut coffee culture brought us together, and now every time I see him there, we sit down and have a chat.
Looking around me now, I see clusters of people. Some are isolated, like the woman next to me reading from a book called Sold American and typing on a laptop. Others are holding babies and chatting (this is Park Slope, after all). Some are noshing on pastries, and others are pouring tea. And some, like me, are drinking coffee.
To my mind, the quality of coffee is slightly less important than the quality of environment when weighing the merits of a coffee shop. Good coffee will certainly make you want to come back, but if there's nowhere to sit, or if the seats are uncomfortable, or if the staff is inhospitable and irritated at your commandeering a table with your laptop, you won't want to go back.
That happened to me at Jack's, once, in Manhattan's West Village. Jack's is often ranked up there with Joe as having the city's best coffee. It's stir-brewed, meaning they stir the coffee grounds while it's brewing. I think the coffee there is fine, but one time I was sitting, doing work on my laptop, and they asked me to leave. Granted, they asked me really nicely, and also, granted, they have like four tables in there, but that was difficult to shake off.
Joe, on the other hand, is a different story. I love Joe's coffee, and, even more, I love Joe's environment. It's a big open space with big windows and light shining through. It once had a sign up that said, in effect, "Please enjoy your drink and then leave, so someone else can sit." They were reacting to the bane of coffee shops everywhere: me.
There are a lot of mes at coffee shops these days. We come with laptops and sit and stay for hours. It's a viral phenomenon and rather than combat us with hostility or further aggression, Jonathan Rubenstein, the owner of Joe, took down the sign. His approach is very zen and very wise. Now the same people come back day after day with laptops doing the work they've come there to do. And everyone loves it.
Everyone, that is, except for the people who come in looking for a table. They look desperate, frantic, and very often, they leave. I've been among them, too: I've walked into Joe with my laptop on my back and an overwhelming sense of dreadI'll never get a seat.
Here's how to overcome that:
- Getting a seat is a state of mind. If you convince yourself that you'll get a seat, you'll get a seat
- Don't rush the ordering process. Go to the bathroom, get in the line and then, after ordering, mill around while they make your drink. It's in this window of time that a seat usually becomes available
- When you get your drink, get it to stay so that your need clearly expresses itself. As you stand there holding it, look around for empty chairs at occupied tables. That's key. Because that leads you to step 4, the most important step
- Ask someone if you can sit at their table. You'll be surprised, most always they'll say yes. And who knows, maybe you'll strike up a conversation? Regardless, this is the best way to always get a seat at a coffee shop: ask for one.
Coffee shops offer one of the last vestiges of community in this day and age of isolation, iPods, and Internet. You can still isolate yourself with music and laptops at a coffee shop, but you're in a public sphere, a social sphere that's easy to lose touch with in the post-graduate afterlife. To my single friends, I say, "Don't go to a bar, go to a coffee shop. Read a book and drink some coffee and you'll meet someone." It worked for me, that's where I first met my boyfriend Craig.
Well, not quite. I saw him at Joe, over and over again, but I couldn't tell if he was gay or not so I didn't say hi. It was on Friendster that I saw he viewed my profile. I saw his picture and thought, "Hey, isn't that the guy from the coffee shop?" I wrote him an email, he wrote back, and we've been dating for ten months (and we go back to Joe together quite frequently).
So go to a coffee shop. Bring your computer or a book. Don't worry about a tableyou'll get a seat. Avoid Starbucks, if you can. And keep your iPod off if you're not doing work. You never know who you're going to meet.


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President Barack Obama witnessed the extent of the damage during a visit to the devastated New Jersey coastline Wednesday. NBC's Lester Holt reports.
Updated at 1:29 a.m. ET: Residents of the Northeast eager to get out and about after Superstorm Sandy's rampage discovered Wednesday that they couldn't get very far.
As sunshine spread over the area for the first time since Sandy hit the coast Monday, there were some signs of progress from authorities working round the clock to restore the region to its usual hustle and bustle:
- Wall Street reopened Wednesday.
- Three of seven flooded East River tunnels in New York City were cleared of water Wednesday. Full bus service was restored before being suspended overnight in southern parts of Manhattan. Some train service resumed.
- Very limited subway service was set to resume Thursday — none of it, however, south of 34th Street in Manhattan because of stubborn power failures.
- Two of the area's three major airports — Kennedy in New York and Newark Liberty in New Jersey — reopened with restricted service. New York's LaGuardia Airport was projected to reopen Thursday with limited flight schedules.
- The New York Marathon will go on as planned Sunday, race and city officials said. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said power should be restored to most of the city by then.
"We will get up and get this rebuilt," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said as he surveyed the state's battered coastline with President Barack Obama. And Bloomberg said, "We are on our way back to normal."
For some New Yorkers, it's back to business as usual
But residents who ventured out might not have noticed it.
New York City's beating heart, its 108-year-old subway system, remained largely crippled. Many tunnels connecting the city with its outer boroughs and New Jersey remained closed or restricted. The region's airports offered only minimal service. Packed buses sped past lines stretching around entire city blocks. Many intersections were closed because of accidents caused by inoperative traffic signals.
Subway-dependent businesses see traffic slow to halt
To ease the gridlock, Bloomberg ordered that only cars carrying three or more people would be allowed into the city across four East Side bridges Thursday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, meanwhile, authorized transit officials to waive fares on all commuter railways, subways and buses through Friday night.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P Malloy announced that commuter rail service between Stamford and New York's Grand Central Terminal will resume Thursday morning, and that rail fares for Metro-North service would be waived Thursday and Friday.
Superstorm Sandy made landfall Monday evening on a destructive and deadly path across the Northeast.
Resident Anthony Sessions set out from Manhattan for Brooklyn to see for himself what Sandy had left behind.
"It took five buses to get to downtown Brooklyn," Sessions told NBC News. "I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge because of the work in Stuyvesant Town.
"I had no idea what had happened," he said.
Many people turned to rental car agencies for transportation, only to find that they had few cars to rent.
"It's people saying, 'I'm stuck; I've got to get out of here,'" Richard Broome, a spokesman for Hertz Rent-a-Car, told NBC News. "For this kind of activity, you only see it during truly catastrophic events — major natural disasters and, for example, 9/11."
In any event, gas was scarce at the few stations that were open, and lines to get it were backed up as long as an hour.
On one side of an Exxon station in Belleville, N.J., cars stretched down the street, snarling traffic. On the other, people stood in line with gas cans in hand, grabbing as much fuel as they could for cars and generators.
A man from Montclair said his girlfriend's car ran out of fuel in line at another Exxon station. He offered money to people for their empty gas cans, hoping to carry away as much fuel as possible, but he didn't have any takers.
The station's owner told NBC News that the pumps would run out of fuel about 8 p.m. ET. He said Exxon had a new shipment of gas on the way but that it wouldn't be in time to help anyone Wednesday night.
Price gouging was becoming a concern, especially in New Jersey, where about 100 people had called the attorney general's office to complain.
"Some gas stations have raised their prices by 20 to 30 percent in one day," Neal Buccino, a spokesman for the state's Division of Consumer Affairs, told NBC News. "Some hardware stores have doubled the price they charge for generators overnight."
Sandy likely to hit car buyers in the wallet
'We need more fuel'
News agency tallies indicated that Sandy killed at least 63 people in the U.S. after it came ashore Monday night. More than half — 34 — were in New York City, officials told NBC News.
Breezy Point, N.Y., a Queens neighborhood that lost more than 100 homes, endured catastrophic damage. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Many of those were drownings on Staten Island, where rescuers going house to house were finding people floating inside their homes, NBC New York reported.
BreakingNews.com's coverage of Sandy
Sandy's effects were still vividly evident from the Atlantic coast to as far inland as Chicago:
- About 6 million homes and businesses — two-thirds in New Jersey and New York — were still without power. Ninety percent of Long Island was without power, and it could take as long as 10 days to restore all service, Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., told MSNBC TV.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius declared a public health emergency for New York, helping to make sure Medicare, Medicaid and children's health beneficiaries continue to receive services.
- About 500 patients at New York City's Bellevue Hospital were evacuated to other hospitals after floodwaters crippled its equipment and power supply.
- New York City schools will be closed the rest of the week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
- Sewage was backing up into homes near a flooded sewage plant in Nassau County on Long Island. Authorities feared that it could spread to thousands of homes.
- The U.N. Security Council had to move because of water damage to parts of U.N. headquarters in Manhattan.
- More than 3 feet of snow had fallen in parts of West Virginia, where 220,000 homes and businesses were without power Wednesday afternoon. Red House, Md., got 30 inches of snow.
- In Chicago, forecasters warned that high waves and flooding were possible on the Lake Michigan shore Wednesday. Sandy caused waves up to two stories high on the Great Lakes, forcing cargo ships — some longer than three football fields — to seek shelter.
- In New Haven, Conn., Sandy blew down a tree that uprooted human remains and what appeared to be a time capsule.
- More than 70 percent of homes remained without power in Greenwich, Conn., where downed trees littered the landscape. In Westport, 85 percent of customers still had no power.
Much of New Jersey, where the storm made landfall, remained in dire straits. Aerial footage Wednesday showed fires raging among storm-damaged homes and sand pushed inland.
Christie ordered that Halloween trick-or-treating be moved to Monday because of the unsafe conditions. Many communities in Connecticut also delayed trick-or-treating.
Hoboken, just across from Manhattan, became a virtual island. At least 20,000 people — about 40 percent of the population — remained stranded Wednesday as 500 million gallons of water overwhelmed the town. Authorities said it would take at least two days to pump all the water out.
The National Guard showed up Wednesday to deliver equipment, food and supplies, but much more is needed, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said.
"We need more food," Zimmer told NBC News. "We need more resources, so anyone who's listening to this in the city of Hoboken or neighboring towns who can who can get to us, we ask you to come and deliver your supplies."
Particularly critical: "We truly need, we need more fuel," she said.
The National Guard arrived Wednesday in Hoboken, N.J., rescuing the elderly trapped inside their homes and delivering food and supplies. NBC's Katy Tur reports.
In Brigantine, Obama, Christie and Anthony Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, comforted residents and vowed that every possible resource would be made available.
"We are here for you, and we will not forget," Obama said. "We will follow up to make sure you get all the help you need to rebuild."
Obama praised Christie for putting "his heart and soul into making sure the people of New Jersey bounce back stronger than before."
Christie, in turn, said he and Obama had "a great working relationship." He thanked Obama "for his concern and his compassion for the people of our state," saying it was important to have the president "acknowledge all the suffering that's going on here in New Jersey."
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie comments on his meeting Wednesday with President Barack Obama as they toured areas of the coastline hit hard by Sandy.
That suffering is likely to stretch for months in New Jersey, where at least 2 million customers remained without electricity.
"All the houses on the oceanfront on the north end of my town — all their bottoms have been washed away," said Thomas Boyd, the police chief in Seaside Heights. "Their foundations are gone."
In Point Pleasant Beach, one of the hardest-hit areas, Lisa and Rich Morico carried away what they could as they left their home for what was likely to be a very long time — "I have no idea" how long, Rich Morico said.
Looking over the remains of their home, he admitted: "I don't want to say in front of my wife."
More content from NBCNews.com:
- As National Guard comes to rescue, so do NJ residents — with power outlets
- For some New Yorkers, it's back to business as usual
- Devastated NY community built by firefighters burned beyond their reach
- For some who stayed behind in New York, it wasn't too bad
- New Jersey investigating reports of price gouging
- Subway-dependent businesses see traffic slow to halt
- Fed up with waiting, air travelers rush rental car counters
- NY's Bellevue Hospital evacuates patients as power stays cut
- Off-duty NYPD officer dies saving his family from Sandy
- Toppled tree exposes skeletal remains, cement box
- Your Sandy photos: Show us the heroes in your life
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Bringing you the latest chapter in Jon Gosselin's very public midlife crisis. Radaronline is now reporting that Jon was caught spending the night with Stephanie Santoro, 23, who is a cocktail waitress and aspiring model.
The story gets juicier, as Stephanie was hired by Jon to help babysit his 8 kids. The "sleepover" occurred at his Pennsylvania home this weekend, while Kate was out of town with the kids on a camping trip. According to Radar, Jon has his own private apartment on top of the garage at his family home.
Radar was also able to get a photo of Stephanie peeping out of Jon's house during the early morning hours of Sunday. The picture is below. They were also able to confirm that Stephanie had indeed babysat his kids in the past.
Stephanie would not confirm her recent tryst with Jon. This is the third woman Jon has been linked with since the divorce filings in June. The others are Hailey Glassman, 22, and Kate Major, 26. Jon sure knows how to pick em.
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Vision Symptoms
Each eye condition will have its own set of symptoms, some of which will be noticeable, while others will develop slowly over time.
Each eye condition will have its own set of symptoms, some of which will be noticeable, while others will develop slowly over time.
Suffering from blurry vision? It is most likely that you need prescriptive eyewear.
Learn more about the various reasons for blurry vision.
Being short-sighted means you can see close-up objects but struggle to see long distance. This can cause a problem when driving, for example.
If you are long-sighted then you will find it difficult to see objects close-up. You'll have difficulties reading, for example.
Tired eyes may be the result of an underlying condition or you may simply have been staring at the screen for too long. There are exercises and solutions available!
Dry eye syndrome is very common. It mostly affects older people, and is easily managed.
Night blindness is a common problem, which can be a sign of a dietary imbalance, chronic disease or an eye condition.
There is a strong possibility that the onset, or increase in frequency of headaches is linked with the health of your eyes.
Neck or shoulder pain and eye problems are closely connected. Read about how tension in the neck and shoulders can lead to eye pain, and visa versa.
Sharpness of Vision - Visual acuity
Although lack of clear and sharp eyesight is usually easy to correct, it can also be a sign of irreversible sight loss.


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Man saves own life after using smartphone to block bow, arrow attack: Cops
Smartphones can pretty much do anything nowadays. Including saving one's life.
An Australian man is lucky to be alive after he was able to fend off an alleged bow and arrow attack with his phone.
Officers from the New South Wales Police Force say that a 43-year-old man was exiting his vehicle on Wednesday when he was greeted by a man he knew, who was brandishing a bow and arrow outside his home.
As most smartphone owners do nowadays, the man pulled out his device to snap a photo of the scene when police say the alleged archer pulled his bow back and "was ready to fire."
Cops say the armed male fired the arrow at the man, piercing his smartphone, which caused the device to hit him in the chin.
"It left a small laceration that didn't require medical treatment," cops said in a Facebook post.
The armed 39-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with "armed with intent to commit an indictable offence, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and malicious damage."
The suspect was granted conditional bail and is expected to appear in court on April 15.


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OAKLAND (CBS SF) — An Oakland man was convicted Tuesday of voluntary manslaughter for fatally stabbing his sister's boyfriend during an argument over loud music last year.
Prosecutor Scott Ford asked jurors to convict Van Surrell, 22, of murder for the death of 22-year-old Blair Robertson at an apartment in the 700 block of East 11th Street in East Oakland on Feb. 16, 2013.
But jurors, who deliberated for only one day, found Surrell not guilty of both first- and second-degree murder and convicted him of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.
One of Robertson's family members cried after the verdict was announced in a tense courtroom that was guarded by six bailiffs. Meanwhile, two of Surrell's family members held hands and smiled after he was acquitted of murder.
Surrell's lawyer, Darryl Stallworth, who put his arms around Surrell's shoulders when the verdict was read, said afterward that he thinks Surrell should have been found not guilty of all charges because he believes that he acted in self-defense.
But Stallworth said he's also "happy that they saw that this was not murder" because he believes Surrell didn't intend to kill Robertson.
Stallworth said Robertson and Surrell got into an argument on Feb. 13, 2013, because Robertson was playing music too loud and refused Surrell's request that he turn it down.
Stallworth said the two men then challenged each other to fight and Surrell grabbed a knife to protect himself because Robertson had beaten and choked him in previous confrontations.
However, the defense attorney said Robertson then turned into the knife that Surrell was holding and suffered wounds that took his life.
Surrell, who also was convicted of an enhancement clause that he used a knife to kill Robertson, faces up to 12 years in state prison when he is sentenced by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Stuart Hing on Aug. 21.
He would have faced 15 years to life if he'd been convicted of second-degree murder and 25 years to life if he'd been convicted of first-degree murder.
The prosecutor wasn't immediately available for comment after the verdict.
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Update: 9th December 2013 Time for another Spring Clean with updated screens and new sections.
Update: 16th May 2013 Gave the help a spring clean and updated various screenshots.
Update: 28th December 2012 Updated a number of screens, updated Mobile section. Added details on Sending Feedback and Tumblr.
Update: 16th August 2012 We've updated the Getting Started guide to include new screenshots and info as well as adding some new sections and removing out of date information.
How Does SpoilerTV Work?
New people are visiting SpoilerTV all the time and to avoid people emailing the staff asking questions about how to use the site, how to stay updated etc etc. we have put together this section which explains everything about the site.
If you want to know how to get the most out of SpoilerTV, read this guide...
Working Your Way Around The Site
Navigation of the Home Page - All Content
The site's homepage, spoilertv.com provides a constant stream of TV news, information, spoilers, teasers, reviews &articles from across the globe. The most current item is at the top of the page.
Clicking on a post title will take you to the content of that post as well as giving you the ability to view any comments that have been left or to add your own thoughts.
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Instead of searching through tons of all the content to find information on specific shows, you can search for that individual show in a few ways.
1. Find the show you want on the main menu bar at the top of the homepage. Shows are sorted by US network, for example 'Castle' can be found under 'ABC':
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Simply goto our Mobile Site here.
You can read about all the functions of the Mobile Site here.
The SpoilerTV Dashboard
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Basically it's a complete front end for all SpoilerTV users to customise their SpoilerTV experience. This does NOT replace the existing SpoilerTV.com site, this is like an added extra. Some of the key features are:
- Customisable Show Favourites to display just the information you want.
- Comprehensive Episode Database from over 180 shows
- Nielsen Ratings for all the Major US TV Shows
- Ratings charts and comparisons.
- The Episode Database will have future episodes titles for a large number of shows before any other site.
- Calendar Features to see when your shows are on
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- Popular Shows and Network Charts
- Highly Configurable with more configuration options coming.
- Notifications
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- Current Status of each show along with Artwork and Show Descriptions
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Please take some time to read the online help file here
And you can see the recent changes in our Release Notes here
We also have a dedicated Twitter Account for all STVPlus news and updates here. It is HIGHLY recommended that you follow this account to be kept up to date with any updates and downtimes etc.
This is just the first release of the system and there are likely to be some issues. If you have any questions, suggestions, bugs etc please use the Feedback from here.
Or in the comments below, or by emailing me directly.
All the above links can be easily found on the STVPlus dashboard.
As mentioned this is just the first of several releases we have planned for STVPlus and new releases will have new features and functionality.
Some of the things we hope to include are: Support for Multiple Sneak Peeks, Ratings Statistics, Improved Calendar, Article Sorting, User Submission Forms, Email Alerts, Browser Notifications, Colour Themes, Mobile Support, as well as any ideas you come up with.
This is all brought to you free of charge thanks to the awesome developers, helpers and the SpoilerTV team who help populate this data for you.
So jump on in to http://www.stvplus.com and let us know what you think in the comments.
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Regulators say bad winter weather once again kept gamblers away from Pennsylvania casinos.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said Wednesday that revenue from slot machines in February totaled $181 million, down more than 7.5 percent.
Ten of the 11 casinos that were open in February 2013 posted year-over-year losses.
Regulators say heavy snow and frigid temperatures likely depressed turnout.
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course posted the biggest loss last month, down more than 15 percent. Valley Forge Casino resort was up nearly 12 percent.
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We operate schools that enable total war.
We need schools that make possible total survival.
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